Exendin variant peptides
The present invention relates to novel peptide conjugates which have increased stability and are useful in the treatment of excess levels of blood glucose.
1. A peptide consisting of any one of the following sequences:
a) H-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Pro-Pro-Ser-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 (des-Pro 36 -exendin-4(1-39)-Lys 6 -NH 2 ) (SEQ ID NO:93),
b) H-Lys 6 -His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Pro-Pro-Ser-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 (H-Lys 6 -des Pro 36 exendin-4(1-39)-Lys 6 -NH 2 ) (SEQ ID NO: 149),
c) H-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Ser-NH 2 (H-des Pro 36 ,Pro 37 ,Pro 38 exendin-4 (1-39)-NH 2 ) (SEQ ID NO: 132),
d) H-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Ser-NH 2 (H-(Lys) 6 -des Pro 36 ,Pro 37 ,Pro 38 exendin-4(1-39)-NH 2 ), (SEQ ID NO: 134),
e) H-Asn-Glu-Glu-Glu-Glu-Glu-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Ser-NH 2 (H-Asn-(Glu) 5 -des Pro 36 ,Pro 37 , Pro 38 exendin-4(1-39)-NH 2 ) (SEQ ID NO: 137),
f) H-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Ser-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 (des Pro 36 , Pro 37 ,Pro 38 exendin-4 (1-39)-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 ) (SEQ ID NO: 133),
g) H-(Lys) 6 -His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Ser-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 (H-(Lys) 6 -des Pro 36 ,Pro 37 , Pro 38 exendin-4(1-39)-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 ) (SEQ ID NO: 135),
h) H-Asp-Glu-Glu-Glu-Glu-Glu-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Ser-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 (H-Asn-(Glu) 5 -des Pro 36 ,Pro 37 ,Pro 38 exendin-4(1-39)-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 ) (SEQ ID NO: 136);
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. A composition comprising the peptide of claim 1 and a physiologically acceptable carrier.
3. A peptide consisting of the sequence H-His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Leu-Ser-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Glu-Glu-Ala-Val-Arg-Leu-Phe-Ile-Glu-Trp-Leu-Lys-Asn-Gly-Gly-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Pro-Pro-Ser-(Lys) 6 -NH 2 (des-Pro 36 -exendin-4(1-39)-Lys 6 -NH 2 ) (SEQ ID NO:93), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
4. A composition comprising the peptide of claim 3 and a physiologically acceptable carrier.